Sales Gravy: Jeb Blount

How a Poor Sales Meeting Strategy Kills Win Rates

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Sep 25, 2025
Lee Salz, a bestselling author and founder of Sales Architects, reveals how most salespeople lose crucial meetings before they even start. He emphasizes the need for a stronger first-meeting strategy, arguing that success begins with giving value rather than extracting information. Salz discusses common pitfalls, such as the lack of emotional engagement, and introduces the concept of empathetic expertise to better connect with buyers. He also shares a personal story illustrating the importance of emotional connection in client relationships.
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INSIGHT

First Meeting Determines Win Rates

  • The first meeting is the foundation of the deal and determines win rates.
  • Weak first meetings produce weak deals regardless of later effort.
ADVICE

Structure The First Meeting

  • Address non-negotiable elements in every first meeting: qualify, differentiate, and create emotional engagement.
  • Build a structured first-meeting framework to consistently set deals up to win.
INSIGHT

Emotion Must Be Taught, Not Assumed

  • Salespeople know the logic of buying but lack training to engage buyer emotions.
  • Emotional engagement is teachable and central to energizing deals.
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